Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-01
He-You don't sing or play, then,

Oh, no; Pm like the young men we
meet in society," simply sit around
and try to look intelligent.
Forty-fve years ago there wasn't
postage stamp in the United States
but in the last twelve months the
people of this country have individual
" and severally put their tongues out
1905, 341, 900 times to moisten the
postage stamps for the billions OF let
tiers and millions of newspapers, pc
riodicals and parcels that are carried
and delivered by the Government.
-[New York Sun.
A man in d western town hanged
himself to bed-pos. by his suspend
ers. The Coroner's jury were some
time In coming to decision in the
case. but the foreman, who was ma
tive of Erin, finally announced that
the deceased came to his death by
coming home drunk and mistaking
himself for bis pants. Washington
Critic.
The captain Of schooner, whilst
cruising off Cape Sable, Mass
October 18th, found large grayish
mass floating in the water. 1t was
taken on shore and to chemist,
who pronounced it ambergris. II
weighed l25 pounds and is worth 700
an ounce, or $50. 800 in all. Amber
iris is thrown up from tho stomaohs
VI sperm whales. and is valuable for
perfunery. This writer saw beef
barrel full taken from the head OF
long dead whale floating of Java
Heads, East Indian Ocean.--lCarson
Tribune,
Mrs. Sarah Kelley, of Wllksbarre,
Penn, better known as ''the Bard OF
Shanty Hill" has come out formally
a. Independent Presidential Candi-
date in 1888. In her manifesto she
saws: AS political economist she
Is the peer OF Ex-Governor Butler, OF
Massachusetts, while she stands Tar
ahead Of Blaine and Sherman, and as
labor reform candidate, she has al
ready outbidden Henry George ano
Rev. Father McGlynn. Long live
the sweet song bird of Pennsylvania.
There is a good deal OF fun will
Sarah, although she doesn't seem te
know tn. Y. Tribune.
NEWSPAPER MEs HARD TO Kill
in the main, journalists are hard Il
kill. They work under many difh
eulties, the majority of them at night
subject to hurry, and what would b
to other people worry and excitement
yet they hold out pretty well. !
these days, when the world is rush
lug on in all lines at break-nec
speed, all the events in its path mus
be ohronicled daily, and 1T is the bus
ness Of the newspaper to do 1t, and
does il with zeal, fidelity and az
curacy never before known. In tn
6eld OF business there is lull |
different seasons, and all department
of human activity are never anifor
IN speed. Hence it is with tt
newspaper no hard matter to sell u
sheet at any season OF the year. III
character and quality of news m'
be better at some times than at other
but there is always plenty TO prin
The makers of newspapers, therefor
are the constant toilers.- Baltimo
American.
SCIENTIFIC Pass: A native OF J
pan is reported to have recently i
vented a new process by which pap
may be manufactured with seawee
Paper made in this way is very stror
almost untearable, and sufficient
transparent TO permit OF its beir
used as window glass; it takes 4
oolors we'll, and in many respects
senbles old window glass TT
commencement in the use of GU
powder is involved in obscurity.
does not appear to have rivaled t
use cf the crossbow till the reign
Edward Ill. Thirteen hundred Al
seventy FIVE is about the earliest ola
mentioned of its use in England.
was many years before it active
superseded the old method OF prop'
sion. -. New placer diggings ha
been found on the tributaries OF Ma
iscu lake, in Northern Idaho. T
streams have plenty of fall as well
water. The ground pays from
grass roots down, and on the b
rock it prospects at the rate Of
cents to the pan. The gold is coal
bein in the shape of nuggets. Lar